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Weekly Wrap Up: Museums, Pixie Dust, and More

In my life this week… Although I did not have high hopes for our staycation, it’s been blissful.  What’s surprised me most of all is how much learning went on even though the focus was on everything else. In our homeschool this week… One evening Miss 12 was bored, so we snuggled on the verandah […]

Halfway Through the Summer: Some Highlights

We’re halfway through the summer, and rather than moan about it, we’ll celebrate by sharing a few highlights of the past weeks.  I’ve got all sorts of beautiful, cute, and funny pictures of the kids, but since my husband doesn’t want any of our pictures online, I can’t share them.  That’s too bad,  but I […]

Chickens, A Lock, and a Beach

Last week, Miss 12 and I had a job to do:  drop off the chickens to be butchered.  We usually do it ourselves, but not this time.  Here they are in the back of the van. When we arrived at the butcher’s, the other farmers crowded around to look into our van.  “What beautiful birds!”  […]

Field Trip: The Lambs Down Park Festival

Every year we get the question:  “Can we get a lamb? Or a goat? Or a pony?  Or a pig? Or a cow?”  I would like to say yes.  My husband is a bit more realistic and says no, so it never happens.  Chickens, dogs, bees, and ducks are enough for our family. But when […]

Floatin’ Down the River Again (AKA Homeschool Phys Ed)

  Last year we started a new tradition, floating down the river.  We’ve been looking forward to doing it again this year, although rather nervously.  After all, it is not a completely safe activity, but then, neither are skiing, biking, cooking, or driving.  But if you work as hard as my kids do, you need to […]